CORONAVIRUS Update: USAHS plans a full return to campus for 2021 Fall Term courses and lab sessions. USAHS expects to resume all in-person classes and on-campus academic activities, such as regularly scheduled residencies, weekend labs and course intensives, with the September 7 Fall Term start.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education Technology and Design (In Progress), Walden University
OTD with specialization in Administration and Practice Management, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
BS in Occupational Therapy, Saginaw Valley State University
Research Interests
Obesity/Bariatrics
Assistive Technology
Geriatrics
Educational Technology in Higher Education
Dr. Ruediger graduated from Saginaw Valley State University with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2001. She graduated from Rocky Mountain University of Health Sciences in 2017 with a Post-Professional Doctorate and a specialty in Administration and Practice Management. She has 18 years of clinical experience in inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient therapy, skilled nursing care, home health, hand therapy, and as a director of rehabilitation. Dr. Ruediger is Certified in Hand Therapy in the United Kingdom. She previously assisted Saginaw Valley State University in 2017-2018 as an adjunct professor prior to joining the university in August 2018 as an Instructor for the occupational therapy program. Dr. Ruediger is also pursuing a PhD in Education Technology and Design at Walden University. Her primary teaching responsibilities are OT Methods I: Assistive Technology on Campus and Flex Program, Patient Care Management, and OT Methods II: Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Modalities.
